Snow to cyanide: The many research applications of mass spectrometers
Ancient snow and ice from the coldest places on Earth can provide insight into our past, current and future climate. Jihong Cole-Dai, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at South Dakota State University, has traveled to the coldest and most remote locations in the world to collect snow and ice core samples.
Solving a music mystery
History remembers Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as two of the greatest classical composers of all time—and rightfully so. However, another composer from their time period was equally regarded, and many scholars believe his name—Johann Nepomuk Hummel—should hold the same historical weight as Beethoven and Mozart.
Basu Lab awarded grant to continue work on fluid mechanics of cancer
The Basu Lab, housed in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering and headed by assistant professor Saikat Basu, has been named the recipient of a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the fluid mechanics of transport in dense cancerous tumors.
Dairy science students awarded scholarships
Four South Dakota State University student researchers have been awarded scholarships for their outstanding work. Honored were graduate research assistants Sheetal Jha, Kritikia Gaba, Bhaswati Chowdhury, and Rutvi Jitendarkumar Joshi.
Basu named recipient of the Lohr College of Engineering's Early Career Investigator of the Year award
In late March, Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, received notice that he has been named the recipient of the Lohr College of Engineering's Early Career Investigator of the Year award.
Willand-Charnley to investigate ways to reverse role of sialic acid to improve cancer treatment
Rachel Willand-Charnley, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a $100,000 grant to treat colon cancer cells with a glycan therapeutic they developed, targeted at reversing cancer’s ability to thwart immune mediated cytotoxicity via simple sugar residues.